Influence of Pathogen Type on Neonatal Sepsis Biomarkers

Table 2

CRP data in the study groups.

Parameter	Control	Gram-positive bacteremia	Gram-negative bacteremia	P value
CRP (mg/l), Me (Q1; Q3)	0.6 (0.0; 4.5)	5.3 (0.0; 6.0)	6.0 (5.6; 12.0)	0.02
CRP >5 mg/l (count/all)	6/26 (23%)	9/20 (45%)	9/11 (82%)	0.004
Diagnostic odds ratio		2.7 (0.76; 9.6)	15.0 (2.52; 89.2)
DOR (±95% CI)		45	81.8
Sensitivity, %		76.9	76.9
Specificity, %		60	60
Positive predictive value (PPV), %		64.5	90.9
Negative predictive value (NPV), %
Statistically significant p values are in bold.
P value, Kruskal–Wallis test for comparing 3 groups.